View Australia’s 4 Best Cover Letter Examples

Written for Professional roles for the Australian Job Market

Employers use cover letters as a way to screen applicants for available jobs and to determine which candidates they would like to interview.

You may be wondering if it is even essential to write a Cover Letter when submitting a resume.

A cover letter shows your interest for the opportunity, an outlines why you believe you are a strong candidate for the role.

In the cover letter examples below, you will see how 3 or 4 key points are highlighted from the candidate’s work experience to show that they have the required skills, knowledge and experience to do the role that they are applying for.

Cover letters should be tailored to every job application.

More and more employers are requesting that a cover letter is specifically written to their job advertisement. They want to see how your currents skills, knowledge and experience relate to the criteria they have listed in their job advert.

Employers want to see how you can link your past experiences to the idea that you will become a valuable team member in their company.

Get Some Inspiration from Our Cover Letter Examples

This page provides some great cover letter examples, which may help you to write your own cover letter, or help you to consider using our professional cover letter writing services.

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A cover letter is a short one page document that is sent with your resume, when you want to apply for a job that has been advertised. The purpose of the cover letter is to convince the reader that you are worthy of an interview.

A great cover letter does the following:

demonstrates you have great written communication skills

outlines the relevant skills, knowledge and experience you have to offer this particular role that has been advertised.

shows your interest and strong desire about the role,

initiates that further communication or action is required to take the next step in the recruitment process.

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You don’t want to come across as looking like every other candidate……so write in your own style or contact Power Resumesfor a quote. Our cover letter writing services start from just $150 for a high quality professional cover letter.

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So there you have it, 4 great cover letter examples that you can get inspiration from to write your own cover letter.

You’ll have to tweak the cover letter to highlight the top 3 skills and experience that the job advert is asking for.

Take the time to customised each one of your cover letters, and you will get more interviews than those applications who simply change the top address and salutation area of the cover letter.

How to Write a Cover Letter

Writing a persuasive cover letter is a highly valuable skill that will will propel your applications into the shortlist of candidates to be interviewed.

The cover letter should be brief and succinct with just enough key information that will make the recruiter want to read the resume.

Here are our 6 steps to writing a cover letter:

1. Format your cover letter so that it matches the formatting of your resume. For example, your header that lists your name, address and contact information should be almost identical to how it appears on the first page of your resume or CV.

2. Write the introduction – write 2 lines stating why you believe you are a strong candidate for the position that you are applying for. Outline the skills, knowledge and attributes that you believe are most relevant for this job application

3. Refer to Your Job Advert – decide on the top 3 areas of expertise that you need to focus on highlight in your cover letter.

4. Scan through your resume – find 2 or 3 bullet points that describe times when you have demonstrated the required skills, and copy and paste them into your draft cover letter.

5. Create a “call-to-action” conclusion – Finish your cover letter by summarising your potential value to the organisation and the role you are applying for.

6. Proofread your cover letter – make sure there are no spelling mistakes, and not too many repetitions of the same words. For example, most people use too many I’s and My‘s so go through and make edits to ensure it sounds professional.

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